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Power Dive is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Patrick Hogan released in USA on 4 june 1941 with Richard Arlen
Power Dive (1941)
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Add to a movie listPower Dive is a 1941 American film directed by James P. Hogan. The film stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker and Helen Mack.
It was the first film from the producing team of Pine-Thomas Productions, former press agents who had a producing unit at Paramount..
Synopsis
Ace test pilot Bradley Farrell (Richard Arlen), flying for McMasters Aviation Corp., breaks his leg when an overweight prototype crashes. Brad's younger brother Douglas (Don Castle), a recent graduate in aeronautical engineering thinks Doug's flying is too dangerous, and is hired as a design engineer at McMasters. Carol Blake (Jean Parker) wants to interest Brad in her father's design for an aircraft made of plastic. Doug pretends to be Brad because he is attracted to her but Brad meets Carol and takes her out flying. She introduces him to her blind father, Professor Blake (Thomas W. Ross), resulting in Brad becoming immersed in the professor's new designs.Actors
Richard Arlen
(Brad Farrell)
Jean Parker
(Carol Blake)
Cliff Edwards
(Squid Watkins)
Roger Pryor
(Dan McMasters)
Billy Lee
(Brad Coles)
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